សឹក

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សឹក
sẏk
WT romanisation sək
(standard) IPA(key) /sək/

Etymology 1

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, to retire from holy orders).

Verb

សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ការសឹក)

  1. to leave the monkhood, renounce one's monastic vows, to defrock

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer សើក (sœka, army; armed conflict).

Noun

សឹក • (sək)

  1. armed forces
  2. battle, combat, war

Adjective

សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ភាពសឹក)

  1. military, martial, pertaining to war
    ច្បាប់អាជ្ញាសឹក   cbap ʼaacñaa sək   martial law

Etymology 3

From Old Khmer *សិក៑ (*sik, to be worn (down, out, away); to be used up or exhausted).

Verb

សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ការសឹក)

  1. to erode, wear out, abrade

Adjective

សឹក • (sək) (abstract noun ភាពសឹក)

  1. worn out

Noun

សឹក • (sək)

  1. (dialectical) bottle (used by Sino-Khmer and Khmer Krom)
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